Live Coverage Of Google Gmail Event — Update: Our full story on Gmail Labs is here. — At 1pm PST Google is hosting an event to launch a new Gmail feature they're calling the “next evolution of 20% time.” They say it will be a change in their development process and “users will be able to influence Gmail's design.”

Google to let users test new Gmail features — Update 2 p.m. PDT: I added more details. — MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif.—Google will invite users to try new features the company is considering adding to its Gmail service, the company said Thursday. — At 6 p.m. PDT Thursday …

Facebook settlement of code-theft suit may fold — CONNECTU CLAIMS IT HAS UNEARTHED ‘SMOKING-GUN’ COMPUTER EVIDENCE — Facebook, owner of the social-networking Web site valued last year at $15 billion, is struggling to enforce a settlement of a copyright lawsuit accusing founder Mark Zuckerberg of stealing computer code.

The Inexact Science Behind DMCA Takedown Notices — A new study from the University of Washington suggests that media industry trade groups are using flawed tactics in their investigations of users who violate copyrights on peer-to-peer file sharing networks.

TechCrunch's Mike Arrington shows his primary colors — We knew he was an animal, Silicon Valley's wild man. But a political animal? — TechCrunch's Mike Arrington is the undisputed kingmaker of Silicon Valley Internet start-ups. Entrepreneurs who get a favorable review on his website …

Is This the New iPhone's Touchscreen? — Apple almost never confirms its component suppliers, and for various reasons, the suppliers only rarely confirm that they're working with Apple. That's the only major reason that we'd normally be skeptical about what's shown below …

Microsoft tries to steal iPhone 2.0 thunder — With Apple rumored to be unveiling a new iPhone next week, Microsoft's Windows Mobile unit is trying to get ahead of the news by touting its position in a letter to its industry partners today. But the letter may also get attention for another reason …

WWDC 2008 keynote bingo — This edition of WWDC keynote bingo presented some challenges. In the past, there's been more than enough rumor and unfounded hype to fill the board. This year, the near certainty of the 3G iPhone combined with the absence of any remotely credible reports …

Why Apple Could Kill The Nintendo DS — BURLINGAME, CALIF - — There's only one company on earth that has come back from behind to wrest a multibillion-dollar market away from Sony, beat back a grasping Microsoft and delight tens of millions of customers around the world in the process.

Broadcom's Ex-Chief Is Charged — Henry T. Nicholas III, the flamboyant co-founder and former chief executive of the chip maker Broadcom, was indicted Thursday in California on fraud, conspiracy and drug charges, including allegations that he spiked the drinks of other executives with ecstasy.

The iPhone Stakeout: Part I — A visit Wednesday evening to a West Coast distribution center of Apple contract manufacturer Quanta Computer shows a company hustling to get mysterious boxes of, well, something, on the move. — During one 20-minute stretch alone, three semi trucks …

Search results via RSS now available — Techmeme Search now provides results through RSS. What does this enable? A lot of things. You can now subscribe to search results in iGoogle, Netvibes, or your favorite RSS reader. Developers can hook up other kinds of applications to Techmeme Search as well.

Picture of Camera Thieves Uploaded by Eye-Fi — This story is a bit cute, but it's true: Alison DeLauzon, Reuters reports, had her camera stolen when left an equipment bag in a restaurant in Florida. The folks who allegedly took the bag also took pictures of themselves, which isn't unusual.